That's a reel monster! 
By James Wilkinson CA Source: Daily Mail 3/16/2020
James Wilkinson
After decades spent haunting both British Columbia's Fraser River and the dreams of fishermen in the nearby town of Lillooet, a 650lb white sturgeon named Pig Nose has finally been caught.

The ten-foot-long monster has been the stuff of local legend for more than 40 years, thanks to its immense size and bizarre bulbous pink nose.

But on Tuesday it was hauled in for the first time - and Nick McCabe, the 19-year-old who brought it in, has become something of a local hero, Global News reported.
 

Nobody knows the origins of Pig Nose or his distinctive 'snout,' but the gargantuan beast is believed to be around 80 years old, based on its size.

'His name is Pig Nose and you can see why - he damaged his nose 40 years ago,' explained Jeff Grimolfson, who works with McCabe at fishing tour company River Monster Adventures.

The beast 'has been the talk of fishing and sporting goods shops for years,' he added.

'As the legend lives on, you'd be in a sporting goods shop and you'd hear, "My buddy was sure he had Pig Nose on the line."'

 
Fraser River Sturgeon Continue...

News Id SourceStampcountry
1501Meet the one-of-a-kind owner of Minnesota's most 'sturgeony' fishing resortStar Tribune2023-07-03US
1502Уловистая и хитрая жерлица-рогулькаohotniki2023-07-04RU
1503Pro golfer catches 50-inch Northern Pike on 12th hole of U.S. Senior OpenCBS Minnesota2023-06-30US
1504Venezuelan women are increasingly taking up the grueling work of fishingwlrn2023-06-30VE
1505More women are casting their net into the salmon fishing industryCrosscut.com2023-06-30US
1506Watch as a Massive Tuna Fish Attack a Bull Sharkanimals2023-07-02US
1507Charges dropped in NSW Indigenous cultural fishingABC South East NSW2023-06-28AU
1508Anglers asked to kill invasive fish than can live outside the watermsn2023-06-20US
1509Captain of fishing boat disqualified for ‘mutilated’ marlincnn2023-06-20US
1510Historic boom in Lake Superior's herring population could be best in 40 yearsStar Tribune2023-06-22US
1511New aquatic store helps design underwater worldsNashville Tennessean2023-06-23US
1512Akvafuture hopes to bring closed barrier tech to Canadian salmon industrythefishsite2023-07-07CA
1513Семга более чем на 20 килограмм поймана в реке Восточная Лицаohotniki2023-06-30RU
1514Retired tuna boat skipper Terry Aldenhoven reflects on six decades of fishingABC Eyre Peninsula2023-06-23AU
1515The world's fish are shrinking as the climate warms.abc2023-06-19AU
1516The importance of small-scale freshwater fish farmsthefishsite2023-07-05JP
1517Could water fleas remediate aquaculture effluent and provide fish nutrition?thefishsite2023-07-07DK
1518Как меня выводили на чистую водуohotniki2023-06-29RU
1519Unheard of marine heatwave off UK and Irish coasts poses serious threattheguardian2023-06-19UK
1520Fishing tournament defends disqualifying blue marlin worth $3.5 millionCNN Newsource2023-06-21US
1521How to identify, kill and eat Louisiana's newest invadernola2023-06-12US
1522Crews clear tens of thousands of fish on beach in Brazoria Coclick2houston2023-06-14BZ
1523Fisherman in Georgia reels in 27-pound longnose garFox News2023-07-05US
1524'Vampire fish' in Great Lakes take bites out of large catchesFox News2023-07-03US
1525Is rapid growth dangerous for juvenile farmed salmon?thefishsite2023-07-04NO

214 215 216 60 of [217 - pages.]